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UK civil society considers which AI controversies we need, goes back to the LFR well
UK lawmakers have written Frasers Group, which owns several retail chains, to condemn its use of live facial recognition and...
Clear accelerates growth in travel; expands into health, social media
Clear has already seen success in the travel sector with its biometric authentication being used to streamline check-ins and security...
Zwipe, Fingerprint Cards looking for growth after disappointing Q1
It is another tough quarter in biometric identification and at least two publicly traded players, Fingerprint Cards and Zwipe, are...
FIDO Alliance paper positions protocol for EU Digital Identity Wallet authentications
The EU Digital Identity Wallet represents a significant growth opportunity for FIDO authentication, according to a new white paper from...
Address and ID verification proposed for World Bank social welfare program in Nigeria
The World Bank has been urged to make the use of a digital addressing and ID verification system a pre-condition...
The case for online age checks builds, along with attendant privacy worries
Access to pornography on mobile devices by people who have not yet reached puberty is a significant causal factor in...
Innovatrics tops NIST leaderboard for single-iris biometric accuracy
An iris identification algorithm developed by Innovatrics has been ranked the most accurate for single-eye identification in the Iris Exchange...
Healthcare apps, biometric ID cards integrated for service access in Ghana, India, Japan
The use of digital ID and biometrics to access healthcare services is growing in countries including Ghana, India and Japan....
NIST publishes draft roadmap for identity and access management, seeks input
The worst thing about a U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology program is its sober and methodical nature. That...
Major 3D liveness revenue, customer gains for FaceTec in first quarter 2023
FaceTec says its revenue increased by 72 percent year-over-year and the company hit several milestones over the course of its...
Currency exchange kiosks with ITL face biometrics deployed across Europe
Currency exchange kiosks using facial recognition software developed by Innovative Technology Ltd. (ITL) to comply with daily transaction limits have...
Startup Stack Identity gets $4M to shine light on shadow access
A new identity and access management company reports that it has closed a $4 million seed round, an announcement notable...
Biometrics and the digital wallet revolution
By Karine Martinez, Head of Sales at PPS Evolving technologies and innovative fintechs are making financial services faster and more...
DIACC study reveals Canadian demand for digital identity transparency and control
A study by the Digital Identity & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) has revealed that Canadians want more autonomy over...
Biometrics White Papers
From good to great: The right biometrics capabilities for better banking
The banking industry was already a major user of biometric solutions before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic accelerated the...
One selfie to rule them all: Could distributed biometrics revolutionize the way we authenticate?
Traditional biometric authentication methods, which include both local and server-side biometrics, have limitations that need to be addressed. Local biometrics...
Deep dive into deepfakes
Concerns about fraud are growing as the technology to create deepfakes becomes increasingly accessible. This white paper by ID R&D...
January 2023 update to ISO/IEC standard 30107-3: How do changes affect development and testing?
In January of 2023, ISO/IEC published a new, second edition of the 30107-3 standard that replaces the earlier, first edition...
Events and Webinars
Border Security & Intelligence Summit
April 26, 2023 - April 27, 2023
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April 26, 2023 - April 27, 2023
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April 27, 2023 - April 28, 2023
Nigeria Cybersecurity Summit 2023
April 27, 2023 - April 28, 2023
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition
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